Research Updates
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Care and Handling
General Care and Handling Practices
- Water Uptake, Fresh Weight and Vase Life in Cut Flowers with Commercial Hydration treatment and Flower Food (Nov 2013)
- Best Practices For Shipping & Storage of Fresh Cut Flowers (Nov 2012)
- Total Quality Management Research Guides Postharvest Quality Success (2022)
- Effects of Water Balance on Cut Flower Postharvest Performance (Dec 2022)
Long-Term Storage
Microorganisms
Vase Life
- Vase Life Study Results of Fresh Cut Flowers Using Flower Food (Jan 2010)
- How to Conduct Fresh Cut Flower Vase Life Experiments (Sept 2009)
- In-House Vase Life Experiments (April 2008)
- Vase Life Performance of Mixed Bouquets (July 2007)
- Vase Life Performance of Rose Bouquets (Feb 2007)
- Vase Life Study Results of Cut Roses with Flower Food (Jan 2022)
- Peony Hydration Prior To Storage And Shipping Increases Vase Life (July 2022)
- Effects of FloraLife® Shield Ultra on Cut Rose Opening, Color Vibrancy, and Vase Life (2022)
- Vase Life Study Results of Roses, Alstroemeria, and Chrysanthemum using FloraLife® Flower Food (2023)
- Effects of FloraLife® Hydrate Hydrangea Wholesale Storage Duration on Consumer Vase Life
- Vase Life Study of Spray Roses (2024)
- Effect of shipping method and EthylBloc™ treatment on vase-life of Stock following simulated wholesale storage and exposure to ethylene gas (2024).
Products
Concentrated Flower Food
EthylBloc™
- Avoiding Ethylene Injury on Potted Plants (April 2021)
- Roses are Ethylene-Sensitive (October 2013)
- EthylBloc™ Technology_Different Temperatures with Potted and Bedding Plants (August 2013)
- Ethylene Effects in Postharvest Floriculture (June 2012)
- Benefits of EthylBloc™ Technology on Cut Cymbidium Flowers (May 2011)
- EthylBloc™ Technology Effects in Preventing Ethylene Damage to Torenia spp. (Aug 2010)
- Effectiveness of EthylBloc™ Technology on Phalaenopsis Orchids (May 2008)
- Preventing Ethylene Damage in Orchids with the Use of EthylBloc™ Technology Sachet (Feb 2008)
- EthylBloc™ Sachet A New Application Method (June 2007)
- Ethylene Sensitivity of Different Rose Varieties (Sept 2006)
- Efficacy of EthylBloc™ Technology in Cut Flowers (Feb 2006)
- Effects of EthylBloc® Treatment on Cut Flowers and Bedding Plants (Aug 2005)
- Holiday Evergreens and Ethylene (Nov 2003)
- Effect of a continuous application of 1-MCP during the transport and storage of cut roses (2024)
- Effect of shipping method and EthylBloc™ treatment on vase-life of Stock following simulated wholesale storage and exposure to ethylene gas (2024).
- Effects of EthylBloc™ Sachet on Standard Carnation (2024)
Floral Foam
- Maximize Water Uptake and Minimize Water Loss of Gerbera with OASIS Floral Foam Maxlife + Floralife Floral Foam Food (April 2014)
- Floralife® Floral Foam Food Soft Stemmed Flower Arrangements in OASIS® Floral Foam Maxlife (Sept 2013)
- OASIS® Floral Foam Maxlife Combined with Floralife® Flower Food Clear 300 Prolongs the Life of Cut Hydrangea (Aug 2012)
- New OASIS® Floral Foam Maxlife Trial Shows Enhanced Gerbera Performance (March 2011)
- Benefits of Saturating Floral Foam with Floralife® Flower Food (Dec 2010)
- Study on Anti-leaf Yellowing Properties of Floral Foam (Jan 2009)
FloraLife® Bulb Flower Food
- Floralife® Bulb Flower Food Efficacy Trials (Feb 2011)
- Results of Vase Life Studies with Floralife® Bulb Food (May 2009)
- Benefits of Bulb Flower Food in Vase Life Studies (March 2008)
- Vase Life Performance of Bulb Flowers with Flower Food (April 2007)
- How to avoid leaf yellowing in Alstroemeria and other bulb crops?
FloraLife® Crowning Glory
FloraLife® D.C.D.® Cleaner
FloraLife® Express Technology
- The Effects of FloraLife® Express Clear 100 on Freshly Harvested Roses (July 2021)
- Floralife® Express Universal 300 Flower Food Helps Eliminate the Need to Recut Summer Season Field Flowers (Zinnia, Lisianthus and Sunflower) (May 2017)
- Solution Uptake and Vase Longevity of Rose Varieties with Express Technology (April 2017)
- Water Uptake and Vase Life of Different Cut Rose Varieties Treated With Express Tehnology (Oct 2016)
- Floralife® Express Clear 200 Performance on Various fresh Cut Flower Varieties (Jan 2016)
- Vase Life Study Results of Cut Roses with Flower Food (Jan 2022)
- Vase Life Study Results of Roses, Alstroemeria, and Chrysanthemum using FloraLife® Flower Food (2023)
FloraLife® Finishing Touch
- Improving the Postharvest Quality of Fresh Cut Dahlias with Floralife Finishing Touch ULTRA (June 2014)
- Floralife® Finishing Touch Spray Improves the Flower and Leaf Quality in Cut Flower Arrangements (Jan 2013)
- Efficacy of Floralife Finishing Touch® Spray Mist (Nov 2008)
- Efficacy of Floralife Finishing Touch™ Spray Mist (Nov 2007)
FloraLife® Flower Food
FloraLife® HydroSpray
FloraLife® LeafShine
FloraLife® Quick Dip
FloraLife® Rose Flower Food
- Floralife® Premium Rose Flower Food Use Increases Vase Life (Jan 2011)
- Floralife® Premium Rose Flower Food Efficacy Tests (July 2010)
- Results of Vase Life Tests with Floralife® Premium Rose Flower Food (April 2009)
- Efficacy of New Floralife® Premium Liquid Rose Food (Jan 2008)
- Efficacy of Floralife® New Rose Fresh Flower Food (Sept 2007)
FloraLife® Tulipa
FloraLife® Lisianthus Flower Food
Flowers
Gerbera
Hydrangea
- Long-lasting Hydration for Hydrangeas Using FloraLife® Quick Dip 100 Hydration Treatment and Floralife Crystal Clear® Flower Food (June 2015)
- OASIS® Floral Foam Maxlife Combined with Floralife® Flower Food Clear 300 Prolongs the Life of Cut Hydrangea (Aug 2012)
- Hydrangea Vase Life Effects with Postharvest Treatment (Oct 2010)
- Effects of FloraLife® Hydrate Hydrangea Wholesale Storage Duration on Consumer Vase Life
Orchids
- Efficacy of Floralife® Orchid Food Clear 300 on Phalaenopsis Stems (Sept 2014)
- Benefits of EthylBloc™ Technology on Cut Cymbidium Flowers (May 2011)
- Cut Dendrobium Orchids Vase Life Improvement (Feb 2010)
- Effectiveness of EthylBloc™ Technology on Phalaenopsis Orchids (May 2008)
- Preventing Ethylene Damage in Orchids with the Use of EthylBloc™ Technology Sachet (Feb 2008)
Roses
- Best Practices in the Rose's Journey to Fresh - How to Deliver Best Quality Roses to your Customers (Feb 2021)
- Vase Life Study Results of Cut Roses with Flower Food (Jan 2022)
- Effects of FloraLife® Shield Ultra on Cut Rose Opening, Color Vibrancy, and Vase Life (2022)
- Vase Life Study Results of Roses, Alstroemeria, and Chrysanthemum using FloraLife® Flower Food (2023)
- Long-Term Storage of Cut Roses (2023)
- Effect of a continuous application of 1-MCP during the transport and storage of cut roses (2024)
- Vase Life Study of Spray Roses (2024)